Man pleads insanity in mom?s death

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A Carroll County man accused of stabbing his mother to death has pleaded not criminally responsible.

Eric Raymond Yates, 39, was set to go to trial next week on charges of stabbing his mother up to 30 times with a 9-inch knife, but Carroll Circuit Judge Michael Galloway allowed the case to be postponed so the defendant can undergo a psychiatric evaluation, according to the judge?s order filed Thursday.

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